Revision: Feb. 26, 2025, 12:08 p.m.
Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3
February 18, 2025
2025-0467h
05/02
Amendment to HB 394
Amend RSA 195:12-a, II as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
II. Such cooperative school budget committee shall have the powers and duties of the municipal budget committee under the provisions of RSA 32 insofar as the budget for the cooperative school district is concerned and insofar as RSA 32 is applicable to the cooperative school budget. Additionally, the committee shall review and make a recommendation on all proposed warrant articles or supplemental appropriations involving the expenditure of funds. Such articles shall contain a notation of whether or not that appropriation is recommended by the budget committee. No such additional amount or purpose of appropriation may be disclosed or discussed at one or more public hearings unless the budget committee has first had an opportunity to review the proposal and make its recommendation. The budget committee shall vote on each such warrant article that proposes an appropriation or expenditure, and that vote shall be recorded and printed on the warrant.
2025-0467h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill directs the cooperative school district budget committee to review and provide a recommendation on all proposed warrant articles or supplemental appropriations involving the expenditure of funds. The bill also changes the school board appointed member on the cooperative school board budget committee to a non-voting ex-officio role.